Technical exercises

There are those who need to warm up. Personally, I don't feel the need, but instead I feel that playing every day is decisive... even if only a little, with a truly spontaneous approach. It is evident that during studies one must examine and resolve the technical formulas proposed by specific texts (I recommend Rossomandi). To know the essence of the difficulties and not repeat them mechanically. This is what I think. For example, it is important to resolve the thumb passage in scales and arpeggios, rather than repeating, repeating even in a wrong way. Learning to perceive muscular tensions and let them go. Developing a great energy that stems from relaxation, balance, and the involvement of both small and large muscles.........

Of course, what you are writing is absolutely correct.. among other things, I also adore Rossomandi, which I find brilliant in its own way

it is a unique case in the sector of, let's say, preparation and "technical" texts...

anyway, I tried to do as Gould did: arms in warm water for a while... the result is staggering..

the hands "work" perfectly.. it's a pity that after about twenty minutes, if it's winter, they turn cold again...

I suffer from poor peripheral circulation, for sure..

I believe that it is a very individual and physiological matter. I have tried several times to warm my hands with hot water bottles or immerse them in hot water. It is certainly much better than playing them cold, but personally, the only thing that truly allows me to think and play what I am thinking is warming up well at the piano. A proper warm-up for my physiology can even last about an hour.